# NTSB NYC81FGT06: Bell 47G, N902Z, Shrewsbury, PA, June 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1981
- Place: Shrewsbury, PA · SHREWSBURY, PA
- Location: 39.7713° N, 76.6799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shrewsbury, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7713&lon=-76.6799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2020  81/6/29    SHREWSBURY,PA       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3455
        TIME - 1025                    N902Z               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GETTYSBURG,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  500                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN ALONG TREE LN AT EDGE OF FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N902Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810629037139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629037139A), Jun 29, 1981: Bell 47G, Shrewsbury, PA, Destroyed. Ag pilot struck wires during spraying operation. Not certificated ag operator.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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